Beast Taming Starts from Zero

There's no need to compete with the people from Yantian University. As long as they know Qiao Sang's age, his level as a Beastmaster, and the color of the star array, they'll know how arrogant and conceited they are.

Michaela, in a good mood, picked up the drink on the coffee table and took a sip, imagining the scene two weeks from now.

Jacqueline paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "With Josan around, this arrogant guy will definitely question his existence."

After she finished speaking, she added:
"Even if you don't go, I believe that the students who came to participate in the Interstellar Elite School Beast Taming Battle Tournament can still win the competition."

Although Yantian University is ranked first in the interstellar space, that ranking is based on a comprehensive assessment of various data. In some achievements, the Imperial Beast Taming Academy is actually more capable than Yantian University.

Although Yantian University's Beast Taming Academy is recognized as the number one in the interstellar rankings, there have been instances where students from the Imperial Beast Taming Academy have defeated students from Yantian University, though the number of such instances is extremely small.

Jacqueline said this entirely from her position as a teacher at the Imperial Beast Taming Academy.

Michaela nodded slightly: "Of course I believe in the abilities of our school's students."

That's what she said, but she also knew that others had the right to be proud.

Yantian University's Beast Taming Academy has consistently ranked first for many years and has produced numerous heavyweight figures who have participated in the Interstellar Cup. While it may not be as advanced as the Imperial Beast Taming Academy in mechanical engineering or certain research areas, everyone knows that Yantian University's top position in beast taming is beyond doubt.

She certainly wouldn't go out of her way to humiliate a junior, but many students from the Imperial Beast Taming Academy lost confidence after participating in the Interstellar Famous School Beast Taming Battle and encountering students from Yantian University. Qiao Sang's visit might boost their confidence.

Most importantly, this is an opportunity to openly communicate with the Beast Taming Academy of Yantian University, which may bring out some members of Yantian Class.

The people in Yan's class are the real rivals that Qiao Sang will need to surpass in the future.

Qiao Sang is still young, and it's not advisable for her to get involved in complicated matters. Her most important task right now is to improve her strength and study beast taming. Talking to her about these things will only make her overthink.

Therefore, she didn't say it outright.

……

That evening, Qiao Sang returned empty-handed.

She returned to her room, sat at her desk, and began to think about her next plans.

The chances of finding a real Sun Crystal are too slim, and I can't put my hopes on the wind. The only legitimate way to obtain a Sun Crystal is through the Master Challenge Cup.

My current brain capacity has reached the level of an A-level Beast Tamer. As long as any one of Lu Bao and the others evolves to the Emperor level, I can take the exam to become a formal A-level professional Beast Tamer and qualify to participate in the Master Challenge Cup.

Compared to veteran A-level professional beast tamers, his chances of becoming the champion are slim, but this is currently the only way he knows to obtain sun crystals, so trying is better than not trying at all.

Lu Bao has accumulated a lot of points, as well as a bunch of Ice Crystals and Ice Souls. Among Little Treasure Hunters, Lu Bao can accumulate energy to the King-level limit the fastest.

However, Lubo's next evolution path requires experiencing absolute loneliness in the oasis environment to trigger evolution.

This evolutionary condition doesn't sound as extreme as the previous evolutionary paths, but it's still not easy to achieve.

An oasis is an environment that allows people and their pets to relax. Lu Bao has already experienced all sorts of extreme emotions, so it would be too difficult for her to experience another extreme emotion.

Moreover, she couldn't imagine under what circumstances Lu Bao would feel absolutely lonely.

Before, when I went out, Lu Bao would jump into my backpack and follow me, but now she doesn't follow anymore and goes to training by herself.

Sometimes she even felt that Lu Bao might actually enjoy being alone at certain times.

Little Treasure Hunter needs a lot more energy to reach the Emperor level.

It has already collected all the evolution items needed to reach the Emperor level, but unlike Lu Bao, Little Treasure Hunt has a large amount of absorbable resources that can quickly increase its energy.

Little Treasure Hunter doesn't like long battles either; it will probably take quite a while for him to increase his energy to the King level cap.

Speaking of which, Steel Treasure might be the fastest to evolve to the Emperor level...

As Qiao Sang thought about this, a thought struck her, and the more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

Steelball's next evolution path is also Bond Evolution, so as long as the bond power between them is enhanced.

A couple of days ago, Steelbao overheard her thinking about her cheat ability, something it hadn't sensed before, indicating that the bond between them was strengthening.

Who knows, one day Steel Treasure might suddenly evolve into the Emperor level first through the power of bonds!
No evolution items or large amounts of energy are needed; all they need is the deep bond between them!
"Steel Chieftain".

Just as Qiao Sang was imagining a bright future, Gang Bao's voice rang in her mind.

Even if it evolves through bond, it can only maintain its royal-level form for a short while. It can't help you pass the A-level professional beast tamer assessment, nor can it help you win the Master Challenge Cup.

Qiao Sang: "..."

"Can't you let me think about this a little longer?" Qiao Sang thought to herself.

"Steel Chief," Steel Treasure called out in his mind.

Then you can think about it.

...Qiao Sang stopped her previous daydreaming.

In fact, Lu Bao, Xiao Xun Bao, and Gang Bao are all likely to be the first to evolve to the Royal level.

I can have Lu Bao absorb those ice-type materials faster, and accumulate energy to the King-level limit as soon as possible.

Like Steel Treasure, Little Treasure Hunter focuses on accumulating energy.

However, none of them have materials that can quickly increase energy. You can buy some materials that can quickly absorb energy and send them out to fight more often to accumulate points.

In a pure battle scenario, Little Treasure Hunter's point accumulation speed is probably not as fast as Steel Treasure's, since it will definitely slack off if you're not watching it.

"Steel Chief?"

Just then, Gangbao's voice rang in my mind again.

What should we accumulate?
“Points,” Jossan said in her mind, “Didn’t you hear me just now?”

"Steel Chieftain".

Steel Treasure responded in his mind.

No, it seems like what you're saying is being blocked by something. Could you perhaps control your thoughts a little so I don't hear them?

Huh? Gangbao didn't hear? Qiao Sang was a little confused, then seemed to realize something and her mind started working.

No, it answered its own question, which means it can still hear its own thoughts. What it can't hear is the word "points".

Steel can hear the cheat codes, but it can't hear the numbers.

Does this mean that she has actually increased the bond between herself and Steel, but not enough to make it sense everything about the cheat system?

What if I told Gangbao all of this on my own initiative?
Qiao Sang's heart skipped a beat.

It seems that as the bond between her and Steel Bao grows stronger, they have less and less privacy between them.

Bonds mean trust. If she reveals her deepest secrets, will the bond between her and Steel Bao increase?

If it were right after the contract was signed, she felt she might not be able to be honest because she had too many concerns at that time.

To put it bluntly, it's a lack of trust.

But now, she feels she can.

In a flash of thought, Steel Treasure flew in from outside the door, calmly calling out:
"Steel Chief?"

What do you want to tell me?
Despite its calm expression, Josan knew that it was actually quite happy, having spent so much time with Steel and sharing a bond with it.

It's happy that it's confiding its secrets to itself.

Qiao Sang's expression shifted slightly.

"Steel Chieftain".

At this moment, Steel Treasure closed the door and called out to reassure everyone that Michaela, Penjami, and the Dragon King were not at home.

"Gangbao understands me best..." Qiao Sang said solemnly.

"I'm going to tell you a secret about me."

"Steel Chieftain".

Gangbao's heart raced, and he nodded seriously.

It could sense that this secret was very important to its own beast tamer.

For some reason, it felt a mix of excitement and emotion.

"Actually, I'm from another world..." Qiao Sang took a deep breath and recounted in detail how she transmigrated, awakened the Beast Taming Codex, and then discovered that after contracting Ya Bao and the others, the Beast Taming Codex would display relevant data and even add points. After finishing, she felt a sense of relief.

Steel Treasure listened silently, its initial excitement fading. After a long silence, it looked at its beast tamer and called out:
"Steel Chief?"

What is time travel?

“They came from another world,” Jossan replied.

Steelbao remained silent for a long time before calling out:
"Steel Chief?"

Would you travel back in time?
Its eyes were filled with sadness and fear.

This is a rare instance of Steelbao expressing his emotions.

Qiao Sang paused for a moment, then said gently, "Don't worry, we'll always be together."

As Gangbao looked at his beast tamer, a certain emotion welled up inside him.

But more than anything, I was afraid.

It was afraid that its beast tamer would suddenly return to the world she had described.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became somewhat heavy.

Seeing that Gangbao was in a bad mood, Qiao Sang joked to lighten the mood: "I've already told you such a big secret, how come you still haven't achieved Bond Evolution?"

Steel Treasure: "..."

"Steel Chieftain".

Gangbao's expression returned to normal.

It's not something it can evolve at will.

Qiao Sang feigned disappointment and said, "That's such a pity. I originally thought that after revealing this secret, you would be able to directly evolve your bond."

Gangbao fell silent, simply watching his beast tamer.

After about three seconds, Qiao Sang couldn't help but ask, "Why aren't you saying anything?"

"Steel Chief?"

Steel Treasure called out.

Did you just lose your sense of its inner thoughts?
Qiao Sang paused for a moment, then asked in surprise:

"You were speaking in your mind?"

"Steel Chief." Steel Treasure nodded and called out.

I did mention it, but it just tried to block it.

Qiao Sang's eyes brightened slightly. Had this day finally arrived?
"Steel Chief." Steel Treasure called out with a speechless expression.

You haven't blocked out your inner thoughts yet.

"It's alright if you hear this," Qiao Sang laughed. "Haven't you been waiting for this day too?"

Gangbao remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.

It seems the bond between her and Steelbao has indeed strengthened. However, while Steelbao can block out its inner thoughts, she might not be able to. She still needs to test it... As Qiao Sang tried to block them out, she thought to herself:
"Steelbao is the softest, Steelbao is the strongest."

Steelbao did not respond.

Qiao Sang continued the experiment: "Gorilla is the smartest."

Steelbao did not respond.

Qiao Sang continued, "Gangbao, don't worry, we'll always be together."

Steelbao did not respond.

Qiao Sang smiled and said, "It seems I can block out my thoughts now. Not bad, our bond has been strengthened quite a bit."

"Steel Chieftain".

Steel Treasure didn't show any joy; he just let out a shout.

Then it went to train first.

“Okay,” Qiao Sang nodded.

Steel Treasure flapped its wings and turned to leave.

However, just as its wing touched the doorknob, the thought of its own beast tamer echoed in its mind:
"Sigh, it seems Steel is still worried that he might travel back in time."

Gangbao froze, stopped moving, then turned his head, looking at his beast tamer with a complicated expression, and called out:
"Steel Chief?"

Can't you block thoughts? Why didn't you block the thought you just had?
Qiao Sang laughed and said, "Being able to block thoughts only means that the bond between us has strengthened. I didn't say that being able to block thoughts would necessarily mean that I would block my own thoughts."

She paused for a moment, then added, "Actually, sometimes I quite like the feeling that our thoughts can be known by each other."

Gangbao paused for a moment, a hint of tears welling up in his eyes.

The next second, Gangbao's voice rang in his mind:
"Steel Chieftain".

Sometimes it also enjoys the feeling of having each other's thoughts known.

Steel Treasure… Qiao Sang felt a surge of emotion.

Gangbao looked over, his eyes glistening with tears.

Eyes facing each other.

Suddenly, a dense white light emanated from Gangbao's body.

This, this is… Qiao Sang’s pupils contracted, and his heartbeat suddenly soared.

However, before she could form any more thoughts, the white light vanished.

Gangbao was still the same Gangbao; that white light from before seemed like her imagination.

Qiao Sang was stunned. After a few seconds, she asked hesitantly:
"You were just surrounded by a white light, weren't you?"

Steelbao hesitated for a moment before calling out:
"Steel Chieftain".

It seems to have appeared.

"Is it the light of evolution?" Josang asked.

"Steel Chieftain".

Gangbao shook his head, not knowing.

Josang took a deep breath, decisively took out his phone, and dialed Teacher Michaela's number.

After two beeps, the call was connected.

As soon as the call connected, Qiao Sang immediately said, "Teacher! Come quickly! It's urgent!"

This was the first time Michaela had received such a hurried call from Jossan. Her heart sank, and she asked:

"Where are you?"

“At home,” Qiao Sang said.

"Wait for me," Michaela said, then hung up the phone.

Immediately afterwards, Qiao Sang sensed the presence and movement in the living room.

She quickly grabbed the steel in front of her, opened the door, and rushed into the living room.

"What happened?" Michaela asked with a serious expression.

"A white light just appeared on Steel Treasure!" Qiao Sang quickly said, "I feel like it's the white light that only appears during evolution!"

Michaela: "???" (End of Chapter)